Caterpillar has replaced F2 Series backhoe loaders with new models using the nomenclature without suffixes. Models 415, 416, 420, 420 XE, and 430 use a new engine, the Cat C3.6, that is up to 10 ...

Models 440 and 450 Caterpillar backhoe loaders have been upgraded. Next-generation Cat 440 and Cat 450 backhoe loaders have a new engine—the C3.6—that increases the gross power rating of the 440 by 9% ...

Building on the F2 Series models, Caterpillar's new line of backhoe-loaders consists of the 14- and 15-ft. size class 415, 416, 420, 420 XE and 430 models, replacing the 415F2, 416F2, 420F2, 420F2 IT ...

Cat strives to balance backhoe-loader emissions costs with efficiency from computer controls, productivity from redesigned loader arms, and durability A larger torque converter in the 420F aims to ...

While other pieces of construction equipment have countries or regions where they are very popular and closely associated with – such as skid steer loaders in North America – there is no single piece ...

Construction and earth moving equipment manufacturer Caterpillar yesterday launched in Chennai an updated version of the 424B Backhoe Loader, priced at INR 20-24 lakh on-road. The company claims that ...

Elton Long, mechanical engineer who lead the design team that developed the first American-made, integrated loader backhoe, died April 6 in Burlington, Iowa. He was 81 years old. Early in his career, ...